Carra Dismisses Managerial Dreams

JAMIE Carragher has dismissed
notions that he ’s a certainty to
become a football manager one
day.
The Reds centre-back, who
enjoyed an excellent turn-out for
his testimonial at the weekend,
has long been linked with a
future in coaching due to his
encyclopaedic knowledge of the
game.
Carra himself isn’t convinced he’ll
end up as boss of a club when
his playing career ends, but if he
does, he knows which of his
former managers he ’d be most
similar to in style.
“If I did become a manager, of all
the ones I’ve had, I’d probably be
most similar in style to Gerard
Houllier, ” Carragher told LFC
Weekly. “He used to lose his
temper a little bit – I think I’d lose
mine as well. Everybody thinks
that I ’m 100 per-cent going to be
a manager, but I’m not certain.
You only have to look at Roy
Hodgson to see that some of
them have to go all over the
world here, there and
everywhere. I have a young
family and I ’m not sure whether
they’d appreciate that. I’m not
sure either whether I’d enjoy it
because I like being at home in
Liverpool close to everyone I
know. ”
Carragher has had some big
name managers to pick up tips
from throughout his career and
his recent experience at the
World Cup helped him see at
close quarters how Fabio Capello
operates.
“You just pick up little things –
how they react in certain
situations, ” Carra continued.
“There were a lot of things
happening at the World Cup and
it was interesting to see how he
dealt with pressure rather than
from a football or tactical side.
Capello ’s a brilliant coach. You
only have to look at his CV to
appreciate that. ”